Tom McArthur is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 field umpire in the Queensland Australian Football League

Queensland Australian Football League

The Queensland Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition for clubs from South East Queensland.Up until 2010, the QAFL was the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland, with salary cap rules and regulations in place.It was previously known as the Queensland...

. He umpired 502 senior games, a national record, from 1959 to 1985.

Honours

In 2003, McArthur was named Queensland Umpire of the Century when the Queensland Team of the Century was announced.

McArthur was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame

Australian Football Hall of Fame

The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...

in 2008.

He was inducted as one of seven inaugural Legends in the Queensland Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.